Identity of Two Young Girls Fatally Shot in Dothan, Alabama Confirmed by Dothan Police Late on Sunday, November 20, 2022

By | November 21, 2022

Local reports indicating that two persons found shot in a home on Fifth Avenue in Dothan on Sunday, November 20, 2022 have been identified as 21-year-old Jasmine Danielle Bean and 20-year-old Ja’Lexius Lashon Wells.

Dothan, Alabama Police officials indicate that an investigation is ongoing.

Here is a transcript of the official information issued by the Dothan police spokesperson:

On Sunday, November 20, 2022, at approximately 8:04 p.m., the Dothan Police Department responded to the 200 block of Fifth Avenue for a report of two people being shot. When officers arrived on scene, they confirmed that information to be true.

Dothan Fire and Rescue arrived on scene and confirmed two female victims were deceased from gunshot wounds. Neither of the females lived there but were visiting. It is believed there was a gathering of several people at this location when this took place. Other than the victims, no one else was present when officers arrived.

The victims have been identified as 21-year-old Jasmine Danielle Bean, and 20-year-old Ja’Lexius Lashon Wells, both of Dothan.

We are in the preliminary stage of the investigation and no further information is available currently. We will release more information as it becomes available.” Dothan Police Department